The chest control won’t move freely after disconnecting the bone parent

[Andy Shek]

14:11, after disconnecting the bone parent of the chest bones, the chest control bone should move freely. But I can’t move it at all. What might be the reason?

[sheila5]

I’m almost at that part, going to continue tomorrow and see if I have the same issue

[Wayne Dixon]

Hi Andy, 

I can’t tell for sure but if it has a disconnected parent, and you can’t move it, it’s probably a constraint that is holding it in place.

If you’re still stuck, upload your work as the exercise, or post a video of your issue.

[Andy Shek]

Hi Wayne,

Thank you for replying again.  I’ve submitted my work for your review.

[sheila5]

Ok I think you did the same thing as I and removed the connection on the DEF-Chest instead of the Chest (control)  perhaps?

[Wayne Dixon]

I added the detailed explanation on how to fix this issue on the submission comments.
However, to summarise the cause of the issue here.
There was a copy-transform constraint that was not allowing the Chest control to move (it was being pinned to the DEF-Chest)

Clearing the constraint and parenting the Chest control to the Torso control will rectify the issue.

[Andy Shek]

Hi Wayne,

Thanks you reviewing.  Now it looks like fine:
https://youtu.be/vG_9LX4rGS4

But it raises another question.  Why did we have to make the Copy Transform constraint in the first place if the constraint has to be cleared at the end?

[Wayne Dixon]

Hey Andy, I’d have to watch it through again to see exactly where the error was made.
But my guess is you selected the bones in the wrong order.

I can assure you that I did not add a Copy Transforms to the Control bone.

[Andy Shek]

Hi Wayne,

I might have misunderstood in the constraint process.

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